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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as Fed minutes show division over December rate cut

US stocks fell slightly on Tuesday, as Wall Street tried to regroup after a tech-led slide in the final stretch of 2025.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 0.2% while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.1%. The blue chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed 0.2%.

The major Wall Street indexes fell for a third straight day after Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) led megacaps lower on Monday amid a small rotation out of tech stocks. Traders are reassessing and perhaps taking profits before the end of the year.

Meanwhile, precious metals rebounded after a brutal day for that trade. Silver (SI=F) futures rose more than 7% Tuesday morning after the metal's biggest one-day drop in over five years. Gold (GC=F) futures also ticked higher by roughly 1.3%.

Stock Market Today: Dow Ends Lower After Fed Minutes; Two Biotech Names Tank (Live Coverage)

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes ended Tuesday's session slightly lower, sticking in negative territory after the Federal Reserve's December meeting minutes suggested policymakers are leaning toward standing pat on interest rates. Among movers, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Tesla (TSLA) were losers on the stock market today. The Dow closed the day 0.2% lower. The S&P…

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